Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:55:08 -0700
From: "Joshua J. Berry" <condordes@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200404-18 ] Multiple Vulnerabilities in ssmtp
Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com,
security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com, gentoo-core@gentoo.org
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200404-18
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ssmtp
Date: April 26, 2004
Bugs: #47918, #48435
ID: 200404-18
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Synopsis
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There are multiple format string vulnerabilities in the SSMTP package,
which may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code with ssmtp's
privileges (potentially root).
Background
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SSMTP is a very simple mail transfer agent (MTA) that relays mail from
the local machine to another SMTP host. It is not designed to function
as a full mail server; its sole purpose is to relay mail.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/ssmtp <= 2.60.4-r2 >= 2.60.7
Description
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There are two format string vulnerabilities inside the log_event() and
die() functions of ssmtp. Strings from outside ssmtp are passed to
various printf()-like functions from within log_event() and die() as
format strings. An attacker could cause a specially-crafted string to
be passed to these functions, and potentially cause ssmtp to execute
arbitrary code.
Impact
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If ssmtp connects to a malicious mail relay server, this vulnerability
can be used to execute code with the rights of the mail sender,
including root.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to
upgrade to the latest available version of ssmtp.
Resolution
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All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of
ssmtp.
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=net-mail/ssmtp-2.60.7"
# emerge ">=net-mail/ssmtp-2.60.7"
References
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[ 1 ] Secunia Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11378/
[ 2 ] CVE Reference
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0156
[ 3 ] Debian Advisory
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2004/msg00084.html
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-18.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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